The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King Volume 1 is a comprehensive collection of the letters, official and private, public documents, and speeches of Rufus King, a prominent American statesman and diplomat who lived from 1755 to 1827. This book covers King's life from his birth in Massachusetts to his early career as a lawyer and politician in New York, his service as a delegate to the Continental Congress, and his role as a negotiator and diplomat...